The Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in Post-Colonial India: Part 3
Post-Colonial India’s Conduct of Unconventional Warfare The late twentieth century was characterized by the proliferation of unconventional warfare. The latter term refers to intra-state rather than inter-state war. In recent times, the term ‘insurgency’ has connoted an organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict.46 […]
The Hindu military ethos and strategic thought in post-colonial India: Part 2
Hinduism and India’s Conduct of Conventional Warfare On 9 May 1929, M. K. Gandhi declared: This I know that if India comes to her own demonstrably through non-violent means, India will never want to carry a vast army, an equally grand navy and a grander air force. If her self-consciousness rises to the height necessary […]
